Rep. Cori Bush Reveals That She Nearly Lost Two of Her Babies While Testifying on Black Maternal Health
Rep. Cori Bush shares her harrowing experiences of childbirth and reflects on the crisis affecting Black maternal health.
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Kamala Harris Says ‘Implicit Bias’ to Blame for Black Maternal Health ‘Crisis’ in the US
Black Maternal Health Week highlights the disparities in care that Black mothers receive before, during, and after pregnancy.
22 Organizations You Can Donate To Right Now That Support Black Moms, Black Youth, and the Black Community Overall
Now is not the time to sit back and ignore what is happening around us, it’s time to help even if you don’t have the words by supporting organizations.
Dad Starts Charity in Wife’s Honor After She Dies in Childbirth, Speaks on Maternal Mortality Crisis Surrounding Black Moms
Of the 700 U.S. mothers who died in childbirth, a massive chunk of them are black women according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It was a harrowing fact Charles Johnson was unaware of until he lost his wife Kira, who died hours after giving birth to their second child.
WATCH: Taraji P. Henson Gets Emotional While Discussing Battles With Depression and Anxiety at Congressional Mental Health Hearing
“If you’re a human living in today’s world, I don’t know how you’re not suffering in any way.”
Woman Goes Viral On TikTok For Sharing How She Almost Died During Child Birth, Starts Important Conversation
Kayleigh Summers, 31, recently went viral after she revealed the traumatic birth of her 2-year-old son, Callahan.
When Can Babies Drink Water? And Why Is It So Dangerous?
Did you know water can be very dangerous for a newborn baby? If you didn’t, now you know. So when can babies drink water?
Jada Pinkett Smith’s Mom Adrienne Banfield-Norris Recalls Being ‘Not Treated Well’ While Pregnant With the Actress
“I was not treated well, I was not cared for,” Adrienne Banfield-Norris recalled of the lack of care she received while pregnant with Jada Pinkett Smith.
Woman Shackled by Police While in Active Labor Settles with New York City Police
An African American woman who claims the NYPD shackled her for hours as she was in active labor has reached a settlement with NYC and NYCPD.
5-Year-Old Girl Goes Viral For Wearing Mandalorian Mask While Shopping With Mom
Raena Granberry, 38, was headed to Michaels to purchase some decorations when she told her 5-year-old daughter, Justice, to go get her mask.